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Thousands of civilians have fled Sudan's capital and foreign nations are trying to evacuate their citizens.

19 April, 2023
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Thousands of civilians have fled Sudan's capital and foreign nations are trying to evacuate their citizens, amid a fifth day of fierce fighting.

 


Witnesses reported people leaving Khartoum in cars and on foot today, as gunfire and deafening explosions rocked the city.

 

Meanwhile, officials in Japan and Tanzania say they are considering missions to evacuate their citizens.

The exodus follows Tuesday's collapsed ceasefire between the warring factions.

 

The Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had agreed a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire, but the truce collapsed within minutes of its proposed launch.

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